Section 103 – Leave of absence — Request for leave — Approval by agency.

• (1) An employee of a state agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer may be granted leave from work with pay for an aggregate of up to 15 work days, consecutively or nonconsecutively, in any 12-month period to participate in disaster relief services for a disaster relief organization in connection with any disaster, upon the disaster relief organization’s request for the employee’s services.

• (2) An employee of a state agency requesting leave under this chapter shall file a written request with the employing state agency which includes:
  • (a) the anticipated duration of the leave of absence;
  • (b) the type of service the employee is to provide on behalf of the disaster relief organization described in Subsection (1);
  • (c) the nature and location of the disaster where the employee’s services will be provided; and
  • (d) a copy of the written request for the employee’s services from an official of the disaster relief organization.

• (3) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require any state agency to grant a public employee’s request for voluntary disaster service leave if the employing state agency determines that the grant of leave would pose a hardship on the employing state agency.

Amended by Chapter 34, 2018 General Session